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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 5109471, member: 5833&quot;]Isn&#039;t that what we&#039;ve been writing here?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The biggest problem I see with the books that are out there is that they try to be comprehensive - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cameos - tackling everything from the etymology of the word &#039;cameo&#039; (no one knows for sure) to modern cameos in man made&nbsp; materials.&nbsp; Not too surprising that no single book is equally authoritative on all topics.</p><p><br /></p><p>The subjects of cameo art are mentioned along the way, not always accurately.&nbsp; I started my web site specifically to address this matter.&nbsp; Nothing there relies solely on other people&#039;s books on cameos.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other big problem is that even the best books were edited by someone who was not an expert in the field &amp; probably received little or no fact checking.&nbsp; How could they, when there is so little reliable literature out there?&nbsp; Scholars have largely confined themselves to the engraved gems of the ancient world.&nbsp; The worst books are those that are self published; they have had no editing or fact checking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Will see what I can do with the article in question.&nbsp; Limited time this morning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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